Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-13

as follows: Auction Sales, Educational, Dry
| Goods Sewing Machines, Hotels Books, Family
| Supplies, Wood and Coal Ladies' Goods, Pianos
and Organs, Gentlemen's Goods, Housefurnish-
| ings, Financial, Attorneys, Professional, The
Trades Specfalties, Undertakes, Railroads. Poto-
mac River Boats, Steamers, Medical, Dentistry.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $3.50 customs, ss96.s46.
A DECISION OF INTEREST TO LADIEs.-The Treas
ury department has refused to allow the free i'm
portatiOn Of dresses which were exact duplicates
OF Others destroyed by the loss Of a vessel on
which the owner was returning to America. It Is
held That the dresses In question not having been
the personal property OF the claimant prior to ar
rival, are in no sense the wearing apparel ''Of
able. b eon "' living ''e on''eu ''a'e anu are ou''-
THE CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY has declared
first dividend Of fifty per cent in favor of the
creditors of the First National bank of Blair,
Neo., on claims proved, amounting to sd, ,27S.S6.
NEW NATIONAL BANKs.-The Albany National
bank Of Laramie City, Wyoming, has been author
tied to commence business with capital OF
100000 and the First National bank OF Rock
Hill, s. c., with capital OF $4,000.
ARMY ORDERs-MaJor Jared A. Smith, corps Of
engineers, has been ordered from Portland to Fort
Popham, Me-; Capt. R. L. Hoxie, from Mont
gomery, Ala, to the Notifications in Pensacola
ILL.,. M.
Jacksonville to Fort Marion, ST. Augustine, Fla,
on public business. The leave Of Capt Henry p
Perrine, 9th cavalry, has been extended two
months.
The ALABAMA CLAIMS DRAFT CASES APPEALED
This morning, in the Court in General Term,
Judge Cox delivered the opinion OF the court in
the cases of Manning against Secretary Manning
ana Manning against Secretary Bayard dnvolving
the custody OF the Alabama claims drafts, and
Genled the motion for reheartng In the cases.
W nnfn4o 4o6 opA "a
complainant appealed both cases to the Supreme
Court OF the United States.
The WHITE HOUSE WAS CLOSED to visitors to-
day, as force Of workmen was engaged In deco
rating the east room for the reception this even
Ing TO the diplomatic corps The card reception of
Mrs; Cleveland, from IL to O'Clock, was wen at
tended.
SECRETARY LAMAR was the only absentee at the
cabinet meeting to-day.
THE PRESIDENT GRANTS RESPITE.-The Presi-
dent has granted respite until April 8th 1887 in
the case OF Patrick McCarty, who was to be exc
Suleu @ aI Fort smith, Ark, tomorrow. The Presi-
St htmt allowed the respite solely In order to give
satisfy me that he ought not to be executed"
THE PRESIDENT INv1rED.-Mr. VIM. Dickson and
Mr.. Lawrence Gardner called on the President and
cabinet to-day to invite them to attend the ban
quet OF the Columbia club on January 10th.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Justice Harlan, Senators Vance, Mcpherson,
Brown and Berry, with delegation of Indians,
representing the Cherokees, Choctaws and Chick
asawS, Acting Secretary Muldrow and Represen
tatives Cowles, Breckenridge Bacon Sawyer and
Perkins.
DEATH OF ASSISTANT ENGINEER LAws-Charles
Alfred Laws first assistant engineer OF the United
States revenue cutter Washington. died at the
New York hospital yesterday of Brght's disease of
the Kidneys. Engineer Laws was fOrty-fOur wears
| OF age and a native Of Philadelphia. During the
war he served for one year with Andersons ia
nous cavalry regiment. He passed an examine
t1On for an engineer in the navy and received an
appointment as assistant engineer on the gunboat
Itasca, which was ordered to the gulf squadron
services at the capture OF Mobile, and on several
| other occasions. At the close Of the war he be-
came member OF the revenue marine service and
was ordered to the Pacific coast in 1873 and went
out as engineer OF the Corwn in its search for the
Rodgers. and was also engineer OF the expedition
Which was sent In search Of the Jeanette.
WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER FREE OF Duty
The Treasury department has refused to allow
the free entry of 500 sheep and 24O goats imported
at Laredo for breeding purposes. The refusal was
| Laredo, that he was satisfied that breeding was
not the special object OF their import alton mas
much as he ascertatned that quite a large number
OF the animals consisted OF wethers or SO-cailed
''muttons," which are not capable OF use for such
purposes.
PERsoNAL--H. H. Hempler, who has been con-
fined to his bed from hemOrrhage, is convalesc-
ing.-Mr. B. V. Sims leaves to-day for the Hot
Springs, Ark. where he Will remain some months
for the benefit Of his health.-Wison S. Bissell
and Daniel O'Day OF Buffalo, d. n Botass1, consul
general OF Greece Freeman Bloodgood, B. H.
BrisIow, rs, VIM A. Butler and F. A. Flemingof New
York, }: c. Scott OF Philadelphia, Dewitt c. Boil
ton Of Paterson, Nd, VIM A. Tanning, Thomas
Carlton, W: Manley and J. Gafez OF Newark, Nj,
are at the eArl1ngtOn.-SenatOr Fair and Evan j.
Coleman OF San Francisco are at Wormley's.-
r. L. Buerra OF Colombia and j. L. Cunningham of
Paterson, Nd, are at Welckers:-Lyman Trum-
Chas. E. Hubbell, Max RAIDS D. H. Roberts and
JAS. A. Quimby Of New York, James Gillnder and
Chas. H. Cramp OF philadelphia, VIM. Leffier, JOS.
burg are at the Riggs.-R. E. Perry of the navy,
John Bevan and Chas NJ. Eemick of New York
Gs9 o. Y onf IT, Ct pstee%r Ha
Powers OF Richmond Va, are at the Ebbtt.--
Eban Hilyer, Geo w. Garland, W. T. Fiske and
W. Brookfield OF New York. Chas. Hires of Salem,
Jones OF New jersey, E. B. Wood OF Philadelphia,
and H. H. Clough OF Ohio are at Willard's.-
Samuel l. - ADAMS OF South Boston, Va and W.
Joseph M. Brown OF Atlanta, George Leslie of
Chicago J. E. Kelly, J. g. Johnson and I. west
Senator Kellogg is at Willards.
Important Naval Orders.
Lieut.. Commander R. E. Impey, detached from
| the washington navy yard and granted years
| leave with permission to go abroad Chief Enpt-
| neer Geo. w. Melville, detached from the Atlanta
| and ordered to duty as inspector OF machinery OF
the vessels being built by Cramp Sons at Ph1la.
| delph1a. Naval Constructor Thos E. Webb. from
the Boston navy yard and ordered as frspector of
| construction OF the same vessels lsstetant
Naval Constructor Lewis Nixon, ordered